Boy, just when you think things can't get worse for Team McCain, another three electoral votes move into the "possible" column for the Obama camp. Look at that big yellow blotch at the top of the pollster.com map -- North Dakota has … [Read more...]
Archives for October 13, 2008
Michael Graham’s anti-Obama fakery
The second-best part is that Graham calls his blog "The Natural Truth." The best part is that Graham is on a crusade to convince people that McCain-Palin supporters aren't really hate-mongering against Obama. I guess he'll have to exclude … [Read more...]
Can You Feel The Love? Part 2
Breaking: Krugman Wins Nobel
What sweet vindication for one of our leading public intellectuals, who has braved firestorms of abuse from conservatives, and studied indifference from the media and political establishment, despite his very prominent platform on the NYT … [Read more...]
Is Obama v. McCain Patrick v. Healey Redux? [Free BMG T-shirt offer!]
Democratic newcomer with a message of change guided by Chicago consultant David Axelrod -- take the high road, focus on the issues, use the internet to talk directly to voters -- faces off against Republican opponent guided by the … [Read more...]
John McCain on his 2000 campaign
I didn't decide to run for President to start a national crusade for political reforms I believed in or to run a campaign as if it were some grand act of patriotism. In truth I wanted to be President because it had become my ambition to be … [Read more...]
Bill Kristol pushes the panic button
The NY Times McCain booster-in-chief op-ed columnist William Kristol calls for the mother of all Hail Marys: It's time for John McCain to fire his campaign. He has nothing to lose. His campaign is totally overmatched by Obama's. The Obama … [Read more...]
Politifact: McCain’s “Ayers” attacks are malicious lies
Before you walk out in the street, before you talk to anyone about McCain or Obama, you need to arm yourself with the facts that are lined up in the Politifact article. Here are some highlights. About Ayers:Ayers was a founding member … [Read more...]
“Weird in a positive way”
That's how Princeton economist and NY Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman described his day so far today, which began with an early morning phone call informing him that he was this year's only winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics. … [Read more...]
Military at it again
They are way out in front trying to ensure an enormous Pentagon budget under the new President -- no matter what the country needs. … [Read more...]